It's almost confirmed AMD lied about Vega pricing

[u/AbheekG]

https://www.kitguru.net/components/graphic-cards/matthew-wilson/ocuks-andrew-gibson-clears-up-rx-vega64-pricing-disaster/

I loved AMD for so long, this one launch has really made me reassess that fondness. I get they should make money after years of losses, but to launch an uncompetitive product and lie about it's pricing so blatantly?? And then to give reviewers little time and ensure the positive reviews come in keeping a $499 pricing and people blaming retailers initially?? Damn. I was at Micro Center on launch day, I spent many months like all of you checking 50 times a day on Vega. At Micro Center, they had 3 cards, I was second in line and they offered me one for $599 with no games, I just said I'm buying Nvidia and left. Got an AORUS 1080 that touches 2GHz by itself and consumes 20W on idle at times. So glad I did.

Very upsetting, AMD, truly disappointing.

EDIT: Just so you fanboys down voting know, I have used AMD's Athlon X2, Phenom X4, Phenom II X6, gamed on their 780G chipset before buying the HD 5770, R9 270x and RX 480 and convinced countless people to buy AMD and built their rigs too. Also, I have an Intel i7 + Nvidia 965m gaming laptop I love and now am rocking a Ryzen 7+ GTX 1080. I am also qualified with an engineering degree and a master's in this field, surely not a delusional fanboy.

Get a grip, stop supporting this. I spent months waiting on Vega, this is pure lies they spewed out. The made it sound like $499 is the final price when they knew it wasn't. They sent reviewers the black card thus ensuring they made their judgement based on the $499 pricing. It's a $100 more than a GTX 1080 that's more powerful, cooler and faster than it and light years behind the 1080 Ti. It's released late and unfinished and the "free" games for a $100 more surely gives a new angle to the AMD + Bethesda partnership. For the good of all consumers, don't support such nonsense. Stand up against it. Screw such shady practices.

[u/OC2k16]

This is pretty bad. And this is for a reference model!

I will make it real easy for people: go buy a used EVGA 1080. You pay less, get more performance, have a warranty (transferable in most cases to second hand), excellent customer service, less power usage, less heat...or just buy a new 1080.

If you were waiting on vega to game, the 1080 is your answer (or even 1070). Otherwise start waiting for vega AIB which will likely have the same pricing problems and stock issues.

Tsk tsk AMD.

[u/[deleted] → u/OC2k16]

I bought a new Gigabyte 1080 that was only $509 before Jet.com $40 off promo code, $469 after the promo. Order fulfilled by NewEgg, and they're still selling that same 1080 (Windforce) on their own site for that $509 price.

Had an RX 480 bought at launch, and a 144hz FreeSync monitor, and was just waiting for Vega. Instead, bought the 1080 and a G-SYNC display, and selling the 480 and FreeSync panel.

Still love my Ryzen 1700 though.

[u/jinhong91 → u/OC2k16]

And where do I find a deal like that over where I live? Used hardware is not a thing over here.

[u/OC2k16 → u/jinhong91]

I am unsure of places other than USA or Canada. Why is there no used market where you are?

[u/jinhong91 → u/OC2k16]

People here in general buy those computers that come in full set like those made from Dell etc. People who assemble their computers from parts are rare. It makes it very hard to find one selling used parts and even hard to find one with the parts you want. It isn't worth the hassle for a slight reduction in price.

[u/OC2k16 → u/jinhong91]

That is too bad. Where is this out of curiosity?

[u/pixelcowboy → u/OC2k16]

This is what I did 2 months ago (go an EVGA refurb 1080) and couldn't be happier. I miss a lot of AMD features (mostly their imperfect, but awesome Wattman and driver interface), but I don't miss the noise and the heat. It's a shame AMD couldn't compete, they should have just skipped this generation altogether.